Penarol surprises Laboral Kutxa on Euroamerican Cup final day

Laboral Kutxa Vitoria lost in a dramatic fashion against Penarol to conclude the Euroamerican Cup, organized by Direct TV on Sunday.
79-78 the final score.
Clash of Laboral Kutxa and Penarol featured several runs on both sides. Fernando San Emeterio and Davis Bertans hit triples in a 4-13 spurt that had Laboral go up 28-32 in the second quarter, however the host team went on to hold 42-37 halftime lead. Margin grew to 49-40 before Laboral tied the game with 9 consecutive points, followed by a 2-8 run fueled by Orlando Johnson and Ryan Gomes. Laboral held 56-57 at the end of the third quarter, and teams changed leads as the game went to the wire. In the final minute, Johnson drove for a layup-plus-free throw, and also split foul shots with 12 seconds left on the clock for 76-78. However, with 4.5 seconds remaining Fabian Shadi nailed a corner triple, his fourth of the night, to win the game for Penarol. Johnson led Laboral with 20 points, Gomes scored 17 with 8 rebounds, while San Emeterio netted 12 and Thomas Heurtel 10. Leo Gutierrez had 19, and Adrian Boccia 18 points in Penarol’s winning effort.